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PART 1955—PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT
■ 9. The authority citation for part 1955
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989; and
42 U.S.C. 1480.
Subpart A—Liquidation of Loans
Secured by Real Estate and
Acquisition of Real and Chattel
Property
■ 10. Revise § 1955.1 to read as follows:
§ 1955.1 Purpose.
This subpart delegates authority and
prescribes procedures for the
liquidation of loans to individuals and
to organizations as identified in § 1955.3
of this subpart. It pertains to the Farm
Credit programs of the Farm Service
Agency (FSA), Multi-Family Housing
(MFH) and Community Facility (CF)
programs of the Rural Housing Service
(RHS), and direct programs of the Rural
Business-Cooperative Service (RBS).
Guaranteed RBS loans are liquidated
upon direction from the Deputy
Administrator, Business Programs, RBS.
This subpart does not apply to RHS
single family housing loans, or to CF
loans sold without insurance in the
private sector. These CF loans will be
serviced in the private sector, and future
revisions to this subpart no longer apply
to such loans. This subpart does not
apply to the Rural Rental Housing, Rural
Cooperative Housing, or Farm Labor
Housing Programs of RHS. In addition,
this subpart does not apply to Water and
Waste Programs of the Rural Utilities
Service, Watershed loans, and Resource
Conservation and Development loans,
which are serviced under part 1782 of
this title.
Subpart B—Management of Property
■ 11. Revise the introductory text of
§ 1955.51 to read as follows:
§ 1955.51 Purpose.
This subpart delegates authority and
prescribes policies and procedures for
the Rural Housing Service (RHS), Rural
Business-Cooperative Service (RBS),
and Farm Service Agency (FSA), herein
referred to as ‘‘Agency.’’ This subpart
does not apply to RHS single family
housing loans or community program
loans sold without insurance to the
private sector. These community
program loans will be serviced by the
private sector, and future revisions to
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this subpart no longer apply to such
loans. This subpart does not apply to
the Rural Rental Housing, Rural
Cooperative Housing, or Farm Labor
Housing Program of RHS. In addition,
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this subpart does not apply to Water and
Waste Programs of the Rural Utilities
Service, Watershed loans, and Resource
Conservation and Development loans,
which are serviced under part 1782 of
this title. This subpart covers:
* * * * * authorized under independent statutory
Subpart C—Disposal of Inventory
Property
■ 12. Revise § 1955.101 to read as
follows:
§ 1955.101 Purpose.
This subpart delegates program
authority and prescribes policies and
procedures for the sale of inventory
property including real estate, related
real estate rights, and chattels. It also
covers the granting of easements and
rights-of-way on inventory property.
Credit sales of inventory property to
ineligible (non-program (NP))
purchasers will be handled in
accordance with Subpart J of Part 1951
of this chapter, except Community and
Business Programs (C&BP) and Multi-
Family Housing (MFH) which will be
handled in accordance with this
Subpart. In addition, credit sales of
Single Family Housing (SFH) properties
converted to MFH will be handled in
accordance with this Subpart. This
subpart does not apply to Single Family
Housing (SFH) inventory property or to
the Rural Rental Housing, Rural
Cooperative Housing, and Farm Labor
Housing Programs. In addition, this
subpart does not apply to Water and
Waste Programs of the Rural Utilities
Service, Watershed loans, and Resource
Conservation and Development loans,
which are serviced under part 1782 of
this title.
PART 1956—DEBT SETTLEMENT
■ 13. The authority citation for part
1956 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1981; 31
U.S.C 3711; 42 U.S.C. 1480.
Subpart C—Debt Settlement—
Community and Business Programs
■ 14. Revise § 1956.101 to read as
follows:
§ 1956.101 Purpose.
This subpart delegates authority and
prescribes policies and procedures for
debt settlement of Community Facility
loans; Association Recreation loans;
Rural Renewal loans; direct Business
and Industry loans; and Shift-in-land-
use loans. Settlement of Economic
Opportunity Cooperative loans, Claims
Against Third Party Converters, Non-
program loans, Rural Business
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Enterprise/Television Demonstration
Grants, Rural Development Loan Fund
loans, Intermediary Relending Program
loans, Nonprofit National Corporations
Loans and Grants, and 601 Energy
Impact Assistance Grants, is not
authority, and settlement under these
programs is handled pursuant to the
Federal Claims Collection Joint
Standards, 4 CFR parts 101–105, as
described in § 1956.147 of this subpart.
In addition, this subpart does not apply
to Water and Waste Programs of the
Rural Utilities Service, Watershed loans,
and Resource Conservation and
Development loans, which are serviced
under part 1782 of this title.
Dated: September 12, 2007.
Thomas C. Dorr,
Under Secretary, Rural Development.
[FR Doc. 07–4756 Filed 9–27–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–15–P
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 2 and 171
RIN 3150–AI15
NRC Size Standards; Revision
Confirmation of Effective Date
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Direct Final rule: Confirmation
of effective date.
SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is confirming the
effective date of October 24, 2007, for a
direct final rule that was published in
the Federal Register on August 10, 2007
(72 FR 44951). This direct final rule
amended the NRC’s regulations
concerning the size standard it uses to
qualify an NRC licensee as a small
entity under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act and has made the same change to
its annual fee rule.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date
of October 24, 2007 is confirmed for this
direct final rule.
ADDRESSES: Documents related to this
rulemaking, including comments
received, may be examined at the NRC
Public Document Room, Room O–1F23,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20852. These same documents are
available electronically at the NRC’s
Electronic Reading Room at http://
www.nrc.gov/NRC/reading-rm/
adams.html. From this site, the public
can gain entry into ADAMS, which
provides text and image files of NRC’s
public documents. If you do not have
access to ADAMS or if there are
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problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS, contact the PDR
Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–
415–4737.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cindy K. Bladey, Office of
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555,
telephone (301) 415–6978 (e-mail:
cxb6@nrc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
10, 2007, (72 FR 44951), the NRC
published a direct final rule amending
its regulations in 10 CFR parts 2 and 171
to revise the size standards it uses to
qualify an NRC licensee as a small
entity under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act. This amendment increases the
receipts-based small business size
standard from $5 million to $6.5
million. In the direct final rule, NRC
stated that if no significant adverse
comments were received, the direct
final rule would become final on
October 24, 2007. The NRC did not
receive any comments that warranted
withdrawal of the direct final rule.
Therefore, this rule will become
effective as scheduled.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day
of September, 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael T. Lesar,
Chief, Rulemaking, Directives and Editing
Branch, Division of Administrative Services,
Office of Administration.
[FR Doc. E7–19255 Filed 9–27–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
12 CFR Part 202
[Regulation B; Docket No. R–1295]
Equal Credit Opportunity
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Final Rule; Conforming
references.
SUMMARY: The Board is publishing
amendments to Regulation B (Equal
Credit Opportunity Act) to update the
address where questions should be
directed concerning creditors for which
the Federal Reserve System administers
compliance with the regulation.
DATES: Effective Date: October 29, 2007.
Compliance is optional until October 1,
2008.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yvonne Cooper, Manager, Consumer
Complaints, Division of Consumer and
Community Affairs, Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, at (202)
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452–3946. For the users of
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(‘‘TDD’’) only, contact (202) 263–4869.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Equal
Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15
U.S.C. 1691–1691f, makes it unlawful
for a creditor to discriminate against an
applicant in any aspect of a credit
transaction on the basis of the
applicant’s national origin, marital
status, religion, sex, color, race, age
(provided the applicant has the capacity
to contract), receipt of public assistance
benefits, or the good faith exercise of a
right under the Consumer Credit
Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.
The ECOA is implemented by the
Board’s Regulation B.
In addition to the general prohibition
against discrimination, Regulation B
contains specific rules concerning the
taking and evaluation of credit
applications, including procedures and
notices for credit denials and other
adverse action. Under section 202.9 of
Regulation B, notification given to an
applicant when adverse action is taken
must contain the name and address of
the federal agency that administers
compliance with respect to the creditor.
Appendix A of Regulation B contains
the names and addresses of the
enforcement agencies where questions
concerning a particular creditor shall be
directed. The Board is establishing a
centralized address and telephone
number for receiving inquiries about
creditors for which the Board enforces
Regulation B. This amendment updates
the address in Appendix A to reflect
this change. Creditors have until
October 1, 2008, the mandatory
compliance date, to include the new
address and telephone number on their
adverse action notices.
12 CFR Chapter II
List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 202
Aged, Banks, Banking, Civil rights,
Consumer protections, Credit,
Discrimination, Federal Reserve System,
Marital status discrimination, Penalties,
Religious discrimination, Sex
discrimination.
Authority and Issuance
■ For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the Board amends 12 CFR
part 202 to read as follows:
PART 202—EQUAL CREDIT
OPPORTUNITY ACT (REGULATION B)
■ 1. The authority citation for part 202
continues to read as follows:
Authority: Section 15 U.S.C. 1691–1691f.
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■ 2. Appendix A is amended by revising
the following Federal Enforcement
Agency address to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 202—Federal
Enforcement Agencies
* * * * *
State member banks, branches and
agencies of foreign banks (other than federal
branches, federal agencies, and insured state
branches of foreign banks), commercial
lending companies owned or controlled by
foreign banks, and organizations operating
under section 25 or 25A of the Federal
Reserve Act: Federal Reserve Consumer Help
Center, P.O. Box 1200, Minneapolis, MN
55480, toll-free number: (888) 851–1920, fax
number: (877) 888–2520, TDD number: (877)
766–8533.
* * * * *
By order of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, acting through the
Secretary of the Board under delegated
authority, September 24, 2007.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E7–19136 Filed 9–27–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
12 CFR Part 227
[Regulation AA; Docket No. R–1296]
Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Final rule; conforming
references.
SUMMARY: The Board is publishing
amendments to Regulation AA (Unfair
or Deceptive Acts or Practices) to update
the address where consumer complaints
regarding a state member bank may be
sent.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 29, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yvonne Cooper, Manager, Consumer
Complaints, Division of Consumer and
Community Affairs, Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, at (202)
452–3946. For the users of
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(‘‘TDD’’) only, contact (202) 263–4869.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Trade Commission Act requires
the Board to establish a separate
division of consumer affairs to receive
and take appropriate action upon
complaints about unfair or deceptive
acts or practices for banks under its
jurisdiction. See 15 U.S.C. 57a(f). The
procedures for submitting consumer
complaints are contained in the Board’s
Regulation AA (12 CFR part 227). The
regulation currently directs consumers
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